* Select Menus › [name of the menu] from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation (for example, Menus › Main Menu).

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* Select {{rarr|Menus,[name of the menu]}} from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation (for example, {{rarr|Menus,Main Menu}}).

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* Click New to create a new menu item.

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* Click the New Toolbar button to create a new menu item.

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* Click the Menu Item Type Select button and then click the "Menu Item Alias".(Second last item in the list)

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* Click the Menu Item Type Select button [[File:Help30-Menu-Item-Type-Select-Button.png]] and then click the Alias Menu Item link under System Links.

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[[Create-new-Menu-Item-Alias.png]].

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To edit an existing Alias Menu Item, click its Title in [[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager|Menu Manager: Menu Items]].

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==Description==

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Used to create a link from one Menu Item to another Menu Item. This link can be to another Menu's, Menu Item or within the same Menu. See [[Help30:Menus Menu Item Alias#Quick_Tips|Quick Tips]] for use.

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To edit an existing Single Article Menu Item, click its Title in [[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager|Menu Manager: Menu Items]].

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==Screenshot==

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[[File:Help-Menus-Menu-Item-Alias-screenshot.png]]

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==Description==

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==Details==

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* The "Menu Item Alias Create an alias to another menu item" is a link on existing site on your website.

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===Details Tab===

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* You can navigte from one Item manu to the site, which you already have in different Item menu.

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====Required====

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These are the required settings:

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{{chunk30:colheader|Menu Title}}

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{{chunk30:colheader|Menu Location}}

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====Notable Settings====

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Leave the Alias blank if the Menu Item Alias has the same Parent (in the same Menu Name).

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*{{Chunk30:colheader|Alias}}

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===Advanced Tab===

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====Required Settings====

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[[File:Help30-Menu-Item-Alias-required-settings.png]]

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*'''Menu Item'''. Select a Menu Item name to point Alias Menu Item name at. The drop down list is sectioned by Menu Names, with a list of Menu Item names under each Menu Name. Search for a Menu Item Name by entering text in search field and clicking magnifying glass icon.

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====Common Options====

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See [[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit|Menu Item Manager: Edit/New Menu Item]] for help on fields common to all Menu Item types, under the '''[[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit#Advanced Details Tab|Advanced Details Tab]]''' which includes:

See [[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit|Menu Item Manager: New Menu Item]] for help on fields in '''[[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit#Module Assignment Tab|Module Assignments]]''' for this Menu Item.

==Quick Tips==

==Quick Tips==

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Leave the alias field empty if the menu item alias and the menu item linked to by the alias have the same parent.

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*Leave the alias field empty if the menu item alias and the menu item linked to by the alias have the same parent.

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*A Main Menu Item Alias could link to an Article Menu's 'Some Menu Type' Menu Item. By using Module Assignments, a possible use would be to replace the Main Menu with the Article Menu when the Alias Menu Item is clicked. A return to Main Menu when another Alias Menu Item is clicked pointed back to a Menu Item in the Main Menu.

Description

Used to create a link from one Menu Item to another Menu Item. This link can be to another Menu's, Menu Item or within the same Menu. See Quick Tips for use.

Screenshot

Details

Details Tab

Required

These are the required settings:

Menu Title. The title that will display for this menu item.

Menu Location. The menu that this menu item (choice) will be part of. The menus defined for the site will show in the list box.

Notable Settings

Leave the Alias blank if the Menu Item Alias has the same Parent (in the same Menu Name).

Alias. The internal name of the item, also used in the URL when SEF is activated. Normally, you can leave this blank and Joomla! will fill in a default value. The default value is the Title or Name in lower case and with dashes instead of spaces. You may enter the Alias manually. The Alias should consist of lowercase letters and hyphens (-). No blank spaces or underscores are allowed. Non-Latin characters can be allowed in the alias if you set the Unicode Aliases option to Yes in Global Configuration. If this option is set to No and the title includes non-Latin characters, the Alias will default to the current date and time (for example "2012-12-31-17-54-38").

Advanced Tab

Required Settings

Menu Item. Select a Menu Item name to point Alias Menu Item name at. The drop down list is sectioned by Menu Names, with a list of Menu Item names under each Menu Name. Search for a Menu Item Name by entering text in search field and clicking magnifying glass icon.

Module Assignments Tab

Quick Tips

Leave the alias field empty if the menu item alias and the menu item linked to by the alias have the same parent.

A Main Menu Item Alias could link to an Article Menu's 'Some Menu Type' Menu Item. By using Module Assignments, a possible use would be to replace the Main Menu with the Article Menu when the Alias Menu Item is clicked. A return to Main Menu when another Alias Menu Item is clicked pointed back to a Menu Item in the Main Menu.

Toolbar

At the top left you will see the toolbar:

The functions are:

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Save. Saves the menu item and stays in the current screen.</translate>

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Save & Close. Saves the menu item and closes the current screen.</translate>

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Save & New. Saves the menu item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another menu item.</translate>

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Cancel/Close. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.</translate>